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Re: Teaching at frustration levels
Posted by lisa on 5/03/05

    On 5/02/05, Meg wrote:
    > My daughter is in 3rd grade. She can not read yet. She
    > was tested by a reading specialist who scored her reading
    > ability at a kindergarten level. Her school is still
    > teaching her on the 3rd grade reading level. They say that
    > this is appropriate because her comprehension level is very
    > high and her grades are very good because they read
    > everything to her and she is able to answer correctly. So
    > they are trying to say that she will be fine and eventually
    > learn to read. I however strongly disagree with them. I
    > have our yearly EIP meeting this month and I am trying to
    > find information on why you should not teach children at
    > their frustration level or anything I can find to make them
    > help her learn to read. Please help!!!

    Is she being serviced by the reading specialist? I cannot
    understand why they would say that she reads at the K level
    but then not offer services to bring up her reading ability.
    Also, before you go the the meeting I would take her to have
    her eyes checked to confirm that it is not a vision problem.
    Ask the school to test her visual processing, her problem
    might reside in how she sees and interpets words.

    Don't give up and insist that she receive services!


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